JEFFREY BROWN:And next to the Bangladesh building disaster. It's now the worst ever for the country's booming clothing industry, with more than 300 killed. Ray Suarez has the story. RAY SUAREZ:Wailing relatives tried to console one another as the dea
GWEN IFILL:Since the earliest days of the Web, buying goods online has often come with one often-not-quite-legal perk: no sales tax. But that may be about to change. The Senate has cleared the way for a new law that would allow states to collect taxe
JEFFREY BROWN:Solid job growth in April and positive revisions to previous months. Today's Labor Department figures eased worries about the U.S. economy. In all, the economy added 165,000 jobs last month, primarily in the private sector, retail, rest
RAY SUAREZ:Overall, it was the best jobs report since 2009. To help us look at developments big and small behind the numbers, we turn to Diane Swonk, senior managing director and chief economist for Mesirow Financial, a diversified financial services
JEFFREY BROWN:2012 ended with another month of steady, but unspectacular job growth. That was the main takeaway from today's numbers out of the Labor Department. The weeks of will they or won't they go over the fiscal cliff in Washington had raised f
JUDY WOODRUFF: And now to a second tech story, this about the public launch of Twitter.The social media giant announced late yesterday that it plans to raise $1 billion by offering shares soon through what's called an IPO. Started just seven years ag
JUDY WOODRUFF: And in the other news of this day: a warning from Pope Francis that the Roman Catholic Church's moral authority is likely to fall like a house of cards unless it becomes more welcoming. He told an Italian Jesuit magazine that, The chur
GWEN IFILL:On Monday, the president laid out his agenda for his second term in office. Today, House Republicans took their first step to position themselves for a series of upcoming fiscal battles. MAN:The gentleman is recognized. GWEN IFILL:On the H
GWEN IFILL:Now to another debate over where and how we work. This week, Marissa Mayer, CEO of the tech giant Yahoo!, announced the company will stop its employees from working at home. The move made headlines around the country, sparking conversation
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now trading in Ben Franklins for Norman Rockwells. Economics correspondent Paul Solman visits one New England county that prints its own money. It's part of his ongoing reporting Making Sense of financial news. PAUL SOLMAN: The Berkshi
JUDY WOODRUFF: President-elect Trump made his first public speech today since the election on a trip to Indiana to tout a deal that he said made good on a campaign promise. Mr. Trump met with Carrier workers on the floor of their Indianapolis plant t
HARI SREENIVASAN: It was a stunning finding, even in a digital age where stories of all kind go viral. During the last three months of the presidential campaign, fake or false news headlines actually generated more engagement on Facebook than true on
AMY WEBB, Futurist:We don't stop to think about it, but if you really want to freak yourself out, and you own a cell phone, go to Google and look up your personal information, every single place that you have been since you have been online. We don't
RAY SUAREZ:Finally tonight: new worries over the mobile apps kids are using, and what the apps disclose about their users. It seems like everyone has them, the ubiquitous applications, apps, for short, on smartphones and tablets, including everything
GWEN IFILL:Next, the author of a new bestseller talks with NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman about the economic plight and social values of working-class Americans. The book is already receiving a heated reception. The discussion is part o
JEFFREY BROWN:The August employment report came in today, showing fewer-than-anticipated jobs created, and fewer Americans still trying to find one. It was all fuel for the presidential campaign, with the conventions now over and 60 days to go until
JEFFREY BROWN: The housing market is showing more signs of mending from the depths of the foreclosure crisis. A new report from RealtyTrac finds banks are repossessing fewer homes than a year ago, and general foreclosure activity has declined for 22
JUDY WOODRUFF: With less than a week left before the first presidential debate, both candidates remained focused today on persuading voters they can boost the economy. But a key question at the heart of it all, is the economy slowing, stalling, or pe
JEFFREY BROWN: The congressional report was a bipartisan effort. And we hear first on this issue from the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger. Congressman, I want to fill in some of the details
JUDY WOODRUFF: There was fresh evidence today of just how expensive college has become and how fast student debt is piling up. It came in the latest look at the bill that comes due once diplomas are handed out. The numbers are more daunting than ever
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